MultCo: Drug Users Can Now Receive Sobering Services without Police

MultCo: Drug users can now receive sobering services without police

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After months of relying on law enforcement to refer drug users to its 24/7 sobering services, Multnomah County is broadening its reach with the help of new referral partners. The new partnerships include Portland Street Response, Project Respond, Community Health Assess and Treat (CHAT), Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO), and 4D Recovery. Armed carjacking suspects sought in NE Portland, neighb…

This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.

Kaia Sand In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland. The post This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded. appeared first on The Nation.

This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded. - Local Progress

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